Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam – 603 110

(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)

Department of Mathematics
UMA 2176 - Matrices and Calculus
Part – C Question Bank

Unit – 1: Matrices

1. Using Cayley-Hamilton theorem to determine the inverse of

1 0 3
A= 2 1 −1 and find 𝐴 .
1 −1 1
2 1 1
2. Verify the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem for the matrix 𝐴 = 0 1 0 . Also
1 1 2
use the same to find the value of the matrix given by 𝐴 − 5𝐴 + 7𝐴 −
3𝐴 + 𝐴 − 5𝐴 + 8𝐴 − 2𝐴 + 𝐼.
2 2 −7
3. Diagonalise the matrix 𝐴 = 2 1 2 by similarity transformation
0 1 −3
6 −2 2
4. Diagonalise the matrix −2 3 −1
2 −1 3
5. Reduce the quadratic form 6𝑥 + 3𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 4𝑥 𝑥 − 2𝑥 𝑥 + 4𝑥 𝑥 to
canonical form by orthogonal reduction and find rank, index, signature
and nature of the quadratic form.
6. Reduce the quadratic form 8x + 7x + 3x − 12x x + 4x x − 8𝑥 𝑥 to
canonical form through an orthogonal reduction. Also find the rank,
index, signature and nature of the quadratic form.
7. Prove that the eigen values of a real symmetric matrix are real.
8. Prove that the eigen vectors corresponding to two distinct eigen values of
a real symmetric matrix are orthogonal.
 Unit - 2: Sequences and Series

1. Test the convergence of ∑ √𝑛 + 1.

2. Test the convergence of ∑ .

( )

. . .
3. Examine the convergence of + + + ⋯ ∞.
! ! !

4. Test the convergence of + + + ⋯ ∞.

. . . . . .

Test the Absolute and conditional convergence for the

following series
5. (i) 1 − + − + ⋯ ∞.
( )
(ii) ∑ .

√
6. Discuss the convergence of ∑ 𝑥 .
√

Unit - 3: Differential Calculus

1. Show that the measure of curvature of the curve + = 1 at any point

(𝑥, 𝑦) is
( )
2. i). If 𝜌 is the radius of curvature of any point (𝑥, 𝑦) on the curve 𝑦 = ,
/
show that = +
/ / /
ii). Show that 𝜌 of the asteroid 𝑥 +𝑦 =𝑎 at (𝑏, 𝑐) is 3(𝑎𝑏𝑐)
3. Find the circle of curvature of √𝑥 + 𝑦 = √𝑎 at , .
/ / /
4. Find the equation of the evolute of the curve 𝑥 +𝑦 =𝑎 .
5. Find the evolute of an hyperbola − = 1.
6. Find the envelope of the family of straight lines + = 1 where the
parameters ′𝑎′ and ′𝑏′ are related by the equation 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑐, 𝑐 being a
constant.
7. Find the envelope of the family of ellipses + = 1, where the
parameters ′𝑎′ and ′𝑏′ are related by the equation 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑐 , 𝑐 being a
constant.
 Unit – 4: Functions Of Several Variables
1. If 𝑧 is a function of 𝑥 and 𝑦, 𝑥 and 𝑦 are functions of 𝑟 and 𝜃 where 𝑥 =

𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 and 𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 then prove that + = + + .

2. If 𝑧 is a function of 𝑥 and 𝑦, 𝑢 and 𝑣 are other two variables, such that 𝑢 =

𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦 and 𝑣 = 𝑙𝑦 − 𝑚𝑥 then show that + = (𝑙 + 𝑚 ) + .

3. Obtain the expansion of 𝑥 𝑦 + 3𝑦 − 2 in powers of (𝑥 − 1) and (𝑦 + 2) upto

second degree terms using Taylor’s theorem.

4. Expand 𝑒 cos 2𝑦 about 0, up to second degree terms using Taylor’s

theorem.
5. In a plane triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, find the maximum value of cos 𝐴 cos 𝐵 cos 𝐶.
6. Find the maximum or minimum values of sin 𝑥 + sin 𝑦 + sin(𝑥 + 𝑦) .
7. Find the extreme values of sin 𝑥 sin 𝑦 sin(𝑥 + 𝑦), 0 < 𝑥, 𝑦 < 𝜋.
8. Find the volume of the largest rectangular parallelopiped that can be
inscribed in the ellipsoid.
9. Find the dimensions of the rectangular box without a top of maximum
capacity whose surface is 108 sq.cm
10. The temperature 𝑇 at any point (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) in space is 𝑇 = 400𝑥𝑦𝑧 . Find the
highest temperature on the surface of the unit sphere 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1.
11. If 𝑢 = 𝑥 1 − 𝑦 + 𝑦√1 − 𝑥 and 𝑣 = sin 𝑥 + sin 𝑦. Show that 𝑢 and 𝑣 are
functionally related and find the relationship.
( , , )
12. Find the Jacobian of the transformation 𝑥 = 𝑟 sin 𝜃 cos ∅ , 𝑦 =
( , ,∅)

𝑟 sin 𝜃 sin ∅ , 𝑧 = 𝑟 cos 𝜃.

UNIT - 5 : Integral Calculus

1 √
Evaluate ∫ ∫ .
2 Change the order of integration in ∫
√
𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 .
∫
3 √
Change the order of integration in ∫ ∫ 𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥.
4 Find the area that lies inside the cardioid 𝑟 = 𝑎(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃) and outside
the circle 𝑟 = 𝑎.
5 Find the value of ∫ ∫ ∫ 𝑥𝑦𝑧𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑧 through the positive spherical octant
for which 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 ≤ 𝑎 .